Creating Hope International (CHI)was founded by Carolyn "Toc" Dunlap and Dr. Sakena Yacoobi (CEO of the Afghan Institute of Learning.) ​CHI is a Michigan based, non-﻿profit organization﻿ with 501(c)(3) status. We assist local organizations that work at the grass roots level in Afghanistan and India, helping ﻿people improve their lives and communities. ​We also provide help to Dr. Yacoobi's development of private health, education and media enterprises in Afghanistan.​

Our role is to help local organizations empower communities ​ ﻿to help themselves​

How we help

Many people lack the basics of food, shelter, healthcare, employment and education. The lack of these life necessities robs people of their dignity, self-esteem and self-determination. In response to these needs, CHI supports indigenous grassroots organizations so they can respond with local solutions.

We believe local organizations are best placed to build education and health resources, training people to support these systems so they can continue in the future. In the process, people's self-confidence is restored and they develop the expertise to maintain their own self-supporting projects.Our aim is to help organizations bring hope and constructive help to local people so they can direct efforts to rebuild their lives and communities.